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I have recently taken an interest in vibrational energy, particularly the use of gem elixirs and flower essences. I have been using an amethyst and rose quartz elixir for a few days but haven't noticed any energetic changes yet. Has anyone ever used these elixirs and what kind of things did you notice from taking them?

I have always had some interest in people like John Edward, Sylvia Browne, and James Van Praagh, to name a few of the most notable "mediums." However, the more I learn of these people the less respect I have for them. I went to Sylvia Browne's website and I ordered the free sample of her quarterly newsletter thinking it may be worth reading. How wrong I was. There was just a few lousy pages with one worthlesss article, a seminar schedule, info about trips/cruises she organizes, and info about ordering her book/audio products. The newsletter costs $29.95 per year. John Edward has a similar newsletter for about the same price. I have never been impressed with them when I have seen them on shows like Larry King(especially John Edward.) I lean toward believing that these mediums are complete frauds and/or at the least are greedy, grabbing hands who are concerned with little more than making money. These mediums usually charge around $750 for a 30 minute reading which very few people can afford. As much as I would like to believe that there are people who can make contact with the spirit world, these shady figures make it difficult to believe.

This is not an experience that has anything to do with OBE but I thought maybe someone could shed some light on it. It happened about 4 or 5 years ago when I was meditating fairly regularly. One day I was meditating before I had to go back to school and I either fell asleep or went into trance. I'm not sure which really. But when I awoke from it(after about 20 minutes), I felt a really strange sense of peace like I had never experienced before. I was totally content, free from negative thought, and at peace. It was almost a feeling of nirvana. That feeling lasted for the rest of the day but diminished the next day and I was quickly back to my same old self(negative, anxious,skeptical, etc.) I've never been able to figure out what happened or why it happened. Nonetheless, I've never been able to experience that again despite further meditation practice. Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks.

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This is based on very limited experience, but what I would do is close your eyes, relax, and begin visualizing something until you either fall alseep or project.

That should shift your conscious focus 100% into your 3rd eye and out of your physical body, which ought to result in an OBE.

Please write back and tell us how it goes.

maybe you can give me your little "gift" huh? lol. its a good thing. thats like f10.

I would suggest you don't stress...[xx(]

I have only seen energy raising methods in the 'NEW' article and I have been only using them for a little less than a week and I do feel sensations.

Have you ever felt sensations at all? I was just wondering if this was something that stopped recently or if it was that you have never felt them.

Didn't Robert Bruce write in that article that it took him a good 6 months or so before he started to feel any sensations? Don't quote me but I think he wrote that somewhere, hopefully I'm not wrong.

Basically all I am doing is focusing my awareness on different parts of my bodies and using the full-body circuit. I have not tried at all to directly stimulate the chakras. I figure I've got atleast 50 years up my sleeve so I can afford to wait the suggested 6 months before I start working on the major chakras (maybe this is where I heard the 6 months?). What I usually feel is a tingling sensation that follows my awareness, although sometimes it can be a burning sensation. Last night though I spent a half an hour or something just doing the full body circuit into my sub-navel storage centre and by the time I was done I could feel it bubbling and gurgling. This feeling didn't really go away until a fair way through the day.

Either way aslong as you keep sweeping your awareness through your body you should be developing, wether you feel anything or not. Think about how often in the 'NEW' article it is emphasised that if you don't feel anything with a particular exercise just to move on with the next.

So keep up the hard work, one day it will pay off for you if you desire it enough I believe.

But remember I am just a raw beginner and you have the freedom of choice. You can either think about what I've said here or totally ignore it. It's totally up to you, remember you have the power to do anything you want to with your mind.



Jazzarati

I have the same problem. I eventually worked out that I was bringing energy up one leg at a time and it was going down the other. I did spend a lot of time working on my legs so perhaps it is just the result of habit. I found the only solution, though I found it increasingly difficult, was to force energy up both legs at once and focus more on the chakras in the rest of my body. Bummer.

[]Mmmm, mine was on the other end of a red toy telephone when I was a kid.  I can't remember much about the conversations I had, that is all lost through time and living.  The odd thing was though, there was really a voice on the other end, I can remember very clearly hearing it, and the phone itself was empty on the inside as you could turn it over and there was nothing but a plastic shell.  There was no phone in my home when I was little, my dad didn't have one installed until I was in my late teens.

Looking back, this is quite spooky[:O]

Check out this website for a run down on what to expect

http://www.kundalini-reiki.net./

Take care

Parmenion

Hey
I dont know a lot about reiki but anxiety will probably IMO best be combatted with regular meditation and introspection.
Anxiety for me is an undercurrent that runs through my conscious mind from the subconscious. Meditation will stabilise the mind, quench the flow of self doubt and replace it with a still sense of calm. It will also allow you to see yourself in a new, better, light, and aid the process of introspection - that is, "Man, know thyself". Once you understand youself enough, you will start being much more inwardly compassionate, and realise quite how trivial the things you are worrying about truly are.
Hope this helps!!
Rob

Hello, LJ57.

The wind sound signals an incoming projection. It is one of the sounds heard just before or a second after projecting; I also experience it often. Next time don't get preoccupied with sounds associated with a projection, just notice them and move on. Don't get distracted. You were very close, so keep trying and you'll make it!

Pan

LJ57,

I'll bet you can prompt a dream of someone that you know who passed on. Check out this book:

Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming
by Stephen Laberge, Howard Rheingold (Contributor)

It's available in paperback. It came out in 1991 and costs about $7.00.

It says on the back of the book: "The techniques you'll learn in this exciting workbook will make your nightly dream journeys more enjoyable, increases your understanding of yourself, and make you realize that the possibilities of expanded consciousness are far greater than you might think".

bn

Greetings LJ57!

Yes, I saw that as well - quite remarkable,and it is wonderful that the child survived and is healthy. We cannot say "miraculous", because it does indeed seem highly likely that the souls of the deceased parents stayed with their child, and provided her with protection and energy for three hours in the freezing cold conditions.

It is nice to see the relatives making the observation:

"I think my brother was just holding on and then helped her out," she said. "I think their spirit guided her and protected her, and that's why she lasted so long."

With best regards,

Adrian.

By Monroe's accounts people just thinking about pulling him OB succeeded, but he's a gifted and skilled at it already.
Why not ask him to help you out?

Of course!

What Robert Bruce suggests is to get a playing card and place it face up on an out of reach shelf.
Project and read the card, come back to the physical plane, and see if what you saw in your OBE was the same as the read card.

something similar to that has happened to me. I think when you are in a really deep trace its difficult to move. What i did was move my fingers first then arms and by that time i was out of the trance and able to move around like normal.

Hey there LJ
I have used the brainwave generator, with the hemisync presets, these themselves do not get you ob, i consider them mental crutches, they do help me however calm and relax and quiten the mind, i can send you the presets with you would like to, they are worth it to.

cheers.

Hallo LJ 57[]
       Those were two out of body experiences (short ethereal projections actually). Many people report eperiences nearly identical to yours upon first leaving their body. One reason that both experiences were so short is that you were probably confused and disoriented. Your natural reference point is the physical body. Thinking about the physical body tends to cut short many projections. Another reason is that you apparently had no 'plan of action' to act upon once out of body.
      As for conscious deliberate projections - those are actually much more difficult to induce. Most people are Much more likely to project upon waking from sleep. If you want to learn more I suggest obtaining a book containing various obe induction methods such as Robert Bruce's Astral Dynamics or Robert Monroe's Journeys Out of the Body.